US Congressman. He served in the Civil War in the Union Army, raising what became Company H, 7th Kentucky (Union) Volunteer Infantry, and becoming it's Captain and commander on September 22, 1861. He then led his unit until he resigned on January 24, 1863. He rejoined the Union war effort on May 24, 1864, when he was commissioned as Captain and Paymaster of US Volunteers, a duty he performed until he resigned again on May 19, 1865. He was elected to represent two different Kentucky Districts in the United States House of Representatives, first representing the 8th District from 1867 to 1873, then the 9th District from 1873 to 1875. He was the nephew of Kentucky Congressman Green Adams. (bio by: Russ Dodge)